But where’s the green?
Although I’ve been peppering y’all with green-themed recipes for the past two weeks, I completely neglected green foods for my own St. Patrick’s Day breakfast yesterday. However, I still managed to pay homage to my Irish roots: with Irish oatmeal!
For these oats, I used the Oatmeal Pudding Method. This cooking technique makes oatmeal so incredibly creamy!
I also added a few caraway seeds and a pinch of baking soda, to turn it into Irish Soda Oatmeal Pudding. I’m just one of those people who gets really into holidays. Well, maybe not as much as some people…
Ah Colin Firth.
Above, in Bridget Jones’s Diary. Did anyone else think he and Bridget were seriously mis-matched? In real life, she would’ve ended up with Hugh Grant, leaving Mr. Firth available for… me? Wishful thinking. 😉
Okay, on to lunch, where I made up for the lack of green at brekkie:
But with a twist: Last time I made the casserole, I decided it was too much of a hassle to cook the veggies, cook the polenta, and then bake them all together. So yesterday I skipped the baking step (and had bulgur pilaf on the side, instead of polenta).
Do you get really into holidays?
Do you decorate the house, wear silly clothing, and make holiday-themed foods?
I’m not just talking about Christmas; I mean all the holidays. As I said before, I go all out for holidays. So expect to see quite a few carrot-cake-themed recipes this next month! Not that I’ll be neglecting the non-holiday recipes… Can you say frozen hot chocolate?
i wish i could say i get into the holiday spirit. but im lazy…. i do for xmas though! probably becuz the hype lasts longer!! you have so many oatmeal methods girl- currently im loving your voluminous one.. although last night i accidently left my oats in the microwave all night long… (not cooking though!) just chillin… i guess i was a little too sleepy whilst making them the night before!
I love holidays too! Christmas is my favorite…but it’s also fun to celebrate the little ones. I made a green pasta dish last night!
haha, loving his jumper 😀
and your Irish oatmeal!! I had greens for lunch, was wearing a green dress and an Irish hair pin 😉
they were totally mis-matched!!! glad I am not the only person thinking this…
Me, I LOVE all kind of holidays, too 🙂 sometimes I start especially early with decorations and stuff, so it will stay up as long as possible 😉 I just love the holiday cheer!!
I never did much of the holiday thing-except for Christmas. Other than that, things have always been pretty low-key with me and my family.
O, and a little happy note: I am going to be getting vegan cupcake/cookie cookbooks soon and start a blog to hopefully get the word out about me and my baking for my (future) business in Portland….and of course for trial and error lol 🙂
The non- holiday spirit in me comes out, but doesn’t want to be beckoned 🙂
Yeah, I’m not really a holiday person- ssssh! Unless it Christmas or my birthday, it’s just another day to me 🙂
I love celebrating Halloween, because it’s my mama’s favorite holiday! Christmas has to be my favorite holiday to celebrate and cook for, though…probably because of all of the fun flavors like gingerbread and eggnog!
I love ANY kind of grain pudding! Rice pudding is my faveskies:) And Indian Pudding. Slash I love love LOVE Colin Firth, did you see The King’s Speech?! I died. So. good.
I dont go all out for holidays…even FOR big holidays like Xmas or Easter, I try to keep things low key. I know I am in the minority, but I get super overwhelmed by the chaos of things that is going on around me, so in my own home and family, I just try to keep things mellow and calm and not decorate my house with 17 pumpkins for halloween or play xmas music starting in October:) I know, I am probably the minority tho! haha!
I LOVE holidays SO MUCH!! They are the things I look forward to in each year, so BRING ON EASTER already!! 😀
And lol I think the EXACT same thing every time I watch Bridget Jones! They are SO not made for each other!! And I think that you and Colin would make a pretty cute couple y’know! 🙂
And then, since he’s British, we could move to the UK and live next door to you! (Ok ok, I know he’s married… yeah, like I’d have a chance anyways? lol)
EXACTLY. Cos Colin Firth is my neighbour, didn’t you know that?! 😉
What do you mean you wouldn’t have a chance?!! Who could resist that gorgeous face and sweet personality? And anyway, all you’d have to do is feed him some fudge babies and he’d be all yours! 😛
lol. but probaby true 😉
I get into some holidays, depending on what it is. I can’t say that I am particularly into holiday themed clothing, although I must say, Mr. Firth is making that Christmas sweater look pretty sexy.